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In this paper injectives in the various equational classes of idempotent semigroups are discussed. The classes with enough injectives are determined, and the injectives described in every class.
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Communicated by B. M. Schein
Research supported by the National Research Council of Canada. The author would like to thank Professor Schein for many helpful comments and suggestions.
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Gerhard, J.A. Injectives in equational classes of idempotent semigroups. Semigroup Forum 9, 36–53 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02194832
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